[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by John_W

.....By the time everything was completed, the new crew got us to Sanford at 1pm, five hours later than we had anticipated.

I've experienced being delayed about the same number of hours several years ago on the Texas Eagle. I was climbing the walls by the time we got from Chicago to Austin TX. You might find it interesting that the longest train ride in history dwarfed the five hours we've experienced. Train #1 of the Gulf & Interstate Railroad, which left Beaumont, Texas at 7:00 AM on September 8, 1900, to make the run to Port Bolivar, about 85 miles away by modern highway, takes the prize hands down for the record train ride in history. #1 arrived at Port Bolivar at 11:10 AM, September 24, 1903—three years, sixteen days, and ten minutes late. Some of the original passengers were still aboard when it finally arrived. Boy am I glad I wasn't on that train!

Originally Posted by Villageshooter

where does this travel from an to? are there any other routes to get to Florida on car/train

The train runs between Lorton VA and Sanford FL and there are no other auto/train routes in the US. The reason that this train doesn't travel further north is because of head clearance issues for the rail equipment. You can read further about this at this website's discussion on the issue. Why doesn't Amtrak extend the Auto Train to NYC area? - Amtrak Rail Discussion - Amtrak Unlimited Discussion Forum